Concept2 Forum

Oh! Sorry.

Sorry, what's HJ?

She claims not to be bothered. Oddly keen on anything with Hugh Jackman in it though.

I have thought about that. Difficult politically though. The C2 purchase was approved only after lengthy negotiations, and even then long-term savings vs gym membership was a big factor in swinging it. C2 plus gym...? That's going to raise eyebrows. And probably voices.

That is interesting. Seems like a 'next step' rather than something I'd want to jump straight into as it means either an investment in equipment (and a space requirement) or a gym membership, but it's a good read. Bookmarked.

Hi bob Thanks for reading and responding. Once I reach my weight goal I want to change my training which is currently focused on long UT2 sessions with some sprint intervals. TPP looked interesting but I was worried about muscle loss if I wasn't doing any strength/resistance work as well. As it happ...

Many thanks for all the advice. I'm going to add a few bits to the garage gym and get back to some gentle weights (which I haven't done in years!). Still undecided about whether TPP is the way to go for me; I don't really give much of a hoot about 2k times, except maybe as a measure of improving fit...

Thanks for responses. Where I'm coming from is that 'standard advice' seems to be that if you're doing cardio but without any resistance/weights work then you're likely to lose muscle mass. I'm solidly in the 'not enough to spare' rather than the mass-obsessed bodybuilder category. I have a C2 at ho...

Thanks for setting me straight on TPP and advice in responses.

I'm 47. Whether that puts me into 'old fart' territory I'll leave for others to decide. Thanks for responding. I thought that the Pete Plan wasn't aimed at race preparation. I'm confused. You're right in that I'm not interested in getting faster at erging as an end in itself, but I do want to improv...

I'm currently working to lose a little weight and maintain muscle by combining all-out sprint HIIT with hour-long UT2 sessions on non-HIIT days. I'm not far from my weight target and thinking about what will I do when I get there, to keep some interest and improve general fitness while maintaining w...

Lindsay, Ombrax: Thanks. It still feels like I'm flogging myself as hard as before but no, I'm not doing a test to failure. As Citroen also said maybe that would give me the real picture then. jamesg: Are you implying I really should be looking to improve technique? I don't just let it all go when I...

Thanks. I’m just concerned because it seems to be dropping. It does actually seem to be 173 now but probably won’t be for long. I only really use the HRM for - as you say - limited sessions where I want to stick to UT2, which I do judge by the HRR method. It’s on when I’m doing intervals because I u...

Me: 47 year-old male. Not in super condition but not a total embarrassment. 5'8". 157lb (and decreasing). I've been back on the C2 for about 8 wks after a lengthy period of laziness. Started off just doing long UT2 sessions and then started mixing in some interval sessions (20s/40s or 30s/90s all-ou...

Thanks.